Shen Qingqiu had no choice but to stand up from his chair. Master Lin asked, "But you have a different opinion."
"No." Shen Qingqiu said, "I was just thinking about what to eat after school."
Such a straightforward student actually frightened Master Lin. The girl couldn't slap her palm like the boy, so she just said, "Don't daydream in class in the future. Go back and copy the new historical records you learned today three times."
Shen Qingqiu could only agree.
Gu Yanran couldn't help but snickering. She knew that this little evil star was not worthy of being on the table. She could do nothing but shout and kill in the mansion all day. It was also a good thing that the old lady treated her as a treasure. Now she was timid just after entering the palace, but the moment she lowered her head, she saw a bright yellow figure walking towards her.
She bit her lip and stood up immediately. "Teacher Lin, please don't make things difficult for Qiu'er. My sister has always been spoiled by our old lady in the Marquis' Mansion. She started school late. Isn't it difficult for her to ask her to go back and copy the Records of the Grand Historian three times? At her age, she can't even recognize all the characters. Wouldn't her eyes be red from copying books?"
Shen Qingqiu was suspicious. Gu Yanran had changed her personality and would actually speak for him.
"Father!" Several princesses stood up and saluted the emperor, but the Ninth Princess ran to the emperor and pulled his sleeve intimately. Shen Qingqiu was still confused at this moment. Gu Yanran was not helping her at all, but was waiting to set a trap for her? But she had nothing to panic about. She would just "This old minister greets the emperor. Long live the emperor!" Taifu Lin saluted the emperor. The emperor bowed slightly, called Taifu to stand up, and asked, "Taifu, the court was over early today. I came to see if these children have tired you."
Lin Taifu was the emperor's Taifu, and even the emperor had to show some respect to his teacher. Because the old Taifu was not in good health a few days ago, the emperor exempted him from the morning court for three months. Taifu was a person who could not sit still, so he took the initiative to ask to be the teacher of the princesses and princes.
"Not really. The princesses are all well-behaved and sensible."
The emperor laughed, "Master, please don't plead for these naughty monkeys. I heard it all even though I was far away." He then looked at Shen Qingqiu and asked, "Are you the girl from the Gu family?"
If Shen Qingqiu wasn't stupid, she would know that the emperor was asking this on purpose. Not to mention the deep impression she left on the emperor the first time she broke Princess Changping's nose, the incident with Lin Xuanfeng in the palace a few days ago was enough to make the emperor miss her. She knew her father was a powerful figure, so now that she entered the palace, she would naturally be a living target for the emperor.
"Your humble servant Shen Qingqiu greets His Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
The emperor looked Shen Qingqiu up and down, and said: "Although Gu Aiqing is a military commander, the foundation of a country lies in civil governance. As Gu Aiqing's legitimate daughter, if you don't even know these basics, wouldn't it be a joke if you told others about it?"
Gu Yanran smiled imperceptibly at the side. If Shen Qingqiu was driven out of the palace by the emperor because of her lack of knowledge, she would like to see if the old lady could still pamper her as before.
Shen Qingqiu looked at the emperor and said, "But my father told me that no matter civil or military administration, they are just tools in the hands of Your Majesty. My father is a military commander anyway, he just needs to protect his country. I am his father's daughter, even if I don't know poetry, calligraphy and painting, I just need to know how to fight in battle and how to protect my country for Your Majesty. Anyway, we are all the emperor's second subjects, it doesn't matter if others can do it."
Gu Yanran's eyes widened. She never thought that it was Shen Qingqiu who said this. Wasn't she arrogant and proud? Why did she pat the emperor's horse? What Gu Yanran didn't expect was that Shen Qingqiu... Shen Qingqiu's skill in patting horses was so superb.
She looked towards the emperor again, and sure enough, the smile on her son's face became more and more intense. "What you said is true, girl. All the people under heaven are the emperor's subjects." In fact, it was not that the emperor really hated Gu Yong. Who would hate a capable subject? He just hated the four words "overachieving achievements will frighten the ruler."
But what Shen Qingqiu said meant that Gu Yong recognized him as the king in his heart.
"Yes, uncle loves Qingqiu so much that she didn't even have to attend the morning class in the mansion before." Seeing this, Gu Yanran quickly added, "But it's true. The Marquis's family is rich and powerful, and Qingqiu is the legitimate daughter. All the noble ladies in the capital envy her. But Your Majesty, I think that since we have entered the palace to be the princesses' companions, if we really don't know poetry and literature, wouldn't it be a joke? And the morning class is a place for classes after all, and it's a bit inappropriate for Qiu'er to mess around with the princesses."
Gu Yanran acted like a well-educated elder sister, "Qiu'er is only ten years old. In fact, she is too young to enter the palace as a companion to the Duke. If it weren't for my grandmother's love for her, she would not have allowed her to enter the palace."
The emperor looked at Gu Yanran thoughtfully.
Shen Qingqiu was the same. If there weren't so many people here, she would have wanted to slap this idiot twice last time. His brain was really squeezed by the door. He tripped her up in front of so many people, afraid that people would not know that the two sisters of the Gu family didn't get along? "What were the rules for selecting reading companions for princesses in the past?" The emperor turned his head and asked the eunuch beside him.
The eunuch also spoke honestly, "Although it is not as troublesome for princesses to choose study partners as it is for princes, there is still an exam. However, Miss Qingqiu was personally chosen by Concubine Rou for the Ninth Princess, so she is naturally exempted from this school exam."
Shen Qingqiu paused. It didn't matter if she was a study partner or not, but she couldn't be kicked out like this, otherwise it would make the Gu family a laughing stock to outsiders. But she had just started talking, saying that she was not good at writing, even though she knew for two thousand years that if she showed off now, she would definitely be charged with deceiving the emperor.
After a moment, she curled her lips slightly, "Your Majesty, if you give me a test now, it's not necessary. Anyway, I don't understand poetry and books. But I can do accounts, and I'm very good at it..." As soon as she said this, the noble ladies around laughed. Counting accounts, what kind of skill is that? Who can't do it? The housekeepers in every house and courtyard can do it.
Shen Qingqiu said: "There is a natural difference between calculating and accounting." She pointed at her eyes and said to the emperor: "My eyes are naturally good at remembering numbers. If the emperor doesn't believe me, you can test me."
The emperor was relatively tolerant of little girls at his age, especially because of his status. Few people dared to stand up straight and talk in front of him. Even his children were afraid of him sometimes. This little girl was strange. She dared to talk like this in front of him with her round eyes open.
He was actually angry, and he also started teasing a little bit, "You said you are a genius? Shen Qingqiu, you should know that the crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by beheading."
The Ninth Princess was stunned, and immediately looked at her friend nervously, fearing that her father would really chop off Shen Qingqiu's head.
Shen Qingqiu was not shy, "Your Majesty, just test me. If I make a mistake with a number, you can chop me off if you want."
The emperor was amused by the girl in front of him, and he would never chop off the daughter of a minister who was close to him just for a joke. He just waved his hand, and the eunuch beside him retreated, and soon brought a basket of red beans.
The emperor held the ring in his hand and looked at Shen Qingqiu with amusement, "Then I want you to count the trees of this basket of red beans before sunset. If you get one wrong, I will ask the teacher to hit your palm." As for beheading, he never mentioned it.
The Ninth Princess on the side was relieved, but when she looked at the full basket of red beans, her face suddenly became bitter again... How long would it take to count so many beans... How many thousand would it take!
The Ninth Princess can only count from one to one thousand now. She is only ten years old after the Chinese New Year this year, and she started learning late, so it is considered quite good that she has learned this far.
“It’s not necessary before sunset.” Shen Qingqiu estimated the weight and area of the basket, raised his hand to weigh the basket of red beans, and quickly reported a number: “Ninety-three thousand two hundred and forty-seven.”
The emperor opened his eyes, and obviously thought that Shen Qingqiu was counting randomly, and his expression was already somewhat displeased.
"Miss Shen! The emperor told you to count before sunset, but he didn't tell you to count now!" The eunuch next to him was the best at guessing the emperor's intentions, and he hurriedly said, "If you count randomly, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Quick, I will ask someone to help you move this basket of red beans down, and you can count them slowly."
He tried to pull Shen Qingqiu again, but when he saw that he couldn't pull him, he wanted to just carry him away.
But it was really strange. The child was only as small as a puppy, but he was standing there motionless.
Shen Qingqiu said: "Your Majesty, why do you think my numbers are false? You just need to find two eunuchs to compare them."
Even the emperor was a little angry. He had given her such an excuse to count the red beans because he saw that the girl was pleasing to him, but she was just as stubborn as her father, the Marquis. Thinking of this, the emperor showed no mercy and just waved his hand, "You two go and count carefully."
His eyes fell on Shen Qingqiu's face again. He thought that a girl of her age would be scared and panicked if she was about to be touched by someone, but she sat with Changhe and the Ninth Princess. The three of them were talking and laughing while eating.
"Qiu'er, did you really count correctly? If you did, you will be spanked on the palm of your hand. My eighth brother said that it hurts when Master Lin spanks someone on the palm of their hand!" said the Ninth Princess.
Shen Qingqiu just said: "I won't be wrong."
About half an hour later, "Your Majesty, there are 93,248!" The four eunuchs who were counting were stunned.
It would take a long time for one person to count such a basket of red beans, so the four eunuchs each took some, as they couldn't let the emperor wait too long. But after counting for half an hour, they were only one bean short of the little girl's. Even if they were wrong, the little girl was not lying, and she was indeed gifted with numbers.
When the emperor heard the number, he looked up. This little girl really didn't lie.
But this person is indeed a bit unruly and needs to be tempered. "Shen Qingqiu, you are wrong."
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